Fall is coming, and so are the movies.
OK, not all the movies. Some of them, like have been postponed until next year due to . But most of the film calendar has stayed intact 鈥� for now.
, there are plenty of sequels and prequels on the way. A second 鈥淣un,鈥� a third 鈥淢y Big Fat Greek Wedding,鈥� a fourth 鈥淓xpendables鈥� and a 10th 鈥淪aw.鈥� But many of the most anticipated titles are awards contenders, historical epics and festival hits.
Here's a look at some of the .
MOVIES RELEASING IN SEPTEMBER
(in theaters Sept. 15, streams on Prime Video Sept. 22)
Gael Garc铆a Bernal gives one of his best performances in Roger Ross Williams鈥� biopic about lucha libre wrestler Sa煤l Armend谩riz. Williams, the veteran documentary filmmaker, makes his narrative debut with this drama about the openly gay wrestler who became a fan favorite in a traditionally homophobic sport. Bad Bunny co-stars.
(in theaters Sept. 22, wide Oct. 6)
The GameStop stock trading frenzy gets a rousing and comic big-screen telling in Craig Gillespie鈥檚 鈥淒umb Money.鈥� Paul Dano stars as Keith Gill, the small-time investor who helped rally a historic short squeeze on hedge funds who had bet that GameStop鈥檚 future was dismal. Gillespie鈥檚 film features a freewheeling ensemble including Pete Davidson, Anthony Ramos, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera and Nick Offerman.
(in theaters Sept. 29, on Netflix Oct. 13)
Hedge funds also play a role in writer-director Chloe Domont鈥檚 drama about sexual politics and gender dynamics in the high-charged, male-dominated world of finance. Phoebe Dynevor (鈥淏ridgerton) and Alden Ehrenreich (鈥淪olo鈥�) star as two analysts for the same firm whose secret romance spills into the corporate backstabbing at their hedge fund. 鈥淔air Play,鈥� credited with , is sure to generate conversation from Netflix watchers.
ALSO OPENING:
Sept. 8: 鈥淢y Big Fat Greek Wedding 3鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淭he Nun II鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淎ristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淓l Conde鈥� (in theaters; on Netflix Sept. 15)
Sept. 15: 鈥淎 Haunting in Venice鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淟ove at First Sight鈥� (Netflix); 鈥淭he Inventor鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淐amp Hideout鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淐anary鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淎 Million Miles Away鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淚nvisible Beauty鈥� (in theaters)
Sept. 18: 鈥淪uperpower鈥� (Paramount+)
Sept. 19: 鈥淭he Saint of Second Chances (Netflix)
Sept. 22: 鈥淓xpend4bles鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淔lora and Son鈥� (in theaters; streaming Sept. 29 on Apple TV+); 鈥淚t Lives Inside鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淣either Confirm Nor Deny鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淪py Kids: Armageddon鈥� (Netflix)
Sept 27: 鈥淭he Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar鈥� (Netflix)
Sept. 29: 鈥淭he Creator鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淭he Kill Room鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淐arlos鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淪he Came to Me鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淧AW Patrol: The Mighty Movie鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淪aw X鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淒icks: The Musical鈥� (in theaters)
MOVIES RELEASING IN OCTOBER
(in theaters Oct. 13)
Justine Triet鈥檚 courtroom drama, the , puts a marriage on trial. Sandra H眉ller stars as a fiction writer charged with killing her husband after he plunges to his death from the second story of their French Alps home. On the stand, the intricacies of their relationship unspools in a twisty investigation that doubles as a showcase for H眉ller.
(in theaters Oct. 20)
Martin Scorsese鈥檚 adaptation of centers on the rampant murders of members of the Osage tribe in the 1920s. In Scorsese鈥檚 hands, the tale is of American corruption and greed. Lily Gladstone gives a standout performance, while Scorsese regulars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro also excel. With a score by
(in theaters Oct. 27)
A year after of Elvis Presley, Sofia Coppola captures the life of Priscilla Presley in a far more restrained and subtle dramatization. Cailee Spaeny stars as Presley's wife in a film drawn partly from Priscilla Presley herself (she serves as executive producer) and her 1985 memoir, 鈥淓lvis and Me.鈥� Jacob Elordi co-stars as Elvis.
ALSO OPENING
Oct. 6: 鈥淔oe鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淭he Burial鈥� (in theaters, streams on Prime Video Oct. 13); 鈥淧lan C鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淛oan Baez: I Am Noise鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淩eptile鈥� (Netflix); The Exorcist: Believer鈥� (in theaters)
Oct. 13: 鈥淭aylor Swift - The Eras Tour鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淭he Persian Version鈥� (in theaters; expands Nov. 3)
Oct. 18: 鈥淭he Delinquents鈥� (in theaters)
Oct. 20: 鈥淩adical鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淥ld Dads鈥� (Netflix); 鈥淣yad鈥� (in theaters; on Netflix Nov. 3); 鈥淧ain Hustlers鈥� (in theaters; on Netflix Oct. 27)
Oct. 23: 鈥淏eyond Utopia鈥� (in theaters)
Oct. 27: 鈥淔ive Nights at Freddy鈥檚鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淔ingernails鈥� (in theaters; on Apple TV+ Nov. 3); (in theaters, expands Nov. 10); 鈥淭he Killer鈥� (in theaters; on Netflix Nov. 10)
MOVIES RELEASING IN NOVEMBER
(in theaters Nov. 3; on Netflix Nov. 17)
Colman Domingo stars as the civil rights activist and 1963 March on Washington architect Bayard Rustin. Director George C. Wolfe鈥檚 film, set in the build-up to that protest (site of Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 鈥淚 Have a Dream鈥� speech) is a portrait of a less widely known 鈥�60s figure and who played an enormous role in the civil rights movement.
(in theaters Nov. 17)
Eight years after the last 鈥淗unger Games鈥� movie (鈥淢ockingjay 鈥� Part 2鈥�) a prequel is returning to the science fiction dystopia of Panem. Francis Lawrence鈥檚 film, set 64 years before the events of the first 鈥淗unger Games鈥� film, introduces a host of new characters in the lead-up to the 10th Hunger Games. Its cast includes Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage and Viola Davis.
(in theaters Nov. 22)
More than two decades after making the 2000 historical epic 鈥淕ladiator,鈥� Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix are again plunging into the pages of history. Phoenix stars as the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, with Vanessa Kirby as the empress Jos茅phine Bonaparte.
ALSO OPENING:
Nov. 3: 鈥淨uiz Lady鈥� (Hulu); 鈥淪ly鈥� (Netflix); 鈥淲hat Happens Later鈥� (in theaters)
Nov. 10: (in theaters); 鈥淒ream Scenario鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淥rlando, My Political Biography鈥� (in theaters)
Nov. 15: 鈥淪tamped From the Beginning鈥� (Netflix);
Nov. 17: 鈥淣ext Goal Wins鈥�; 鈥淭rolls Band Together鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淭hanksgiving鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淧lease Don鈥檛 Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain鈥� (Peacock); 鈥淢ay December鈥� (in theaters; on Netflix Dec. 1)
Nov. 22: 鈥淲ish鈥� (in theaters); 鈥淢aestro鈥� (in theaters; on Netflix Dec. 20); 鈥淟eo鈥� (Netflix)
Nov. 24: 鈥淪altburn鈥� (in theaters)
Nov. 30: 鈥淔amily Switch鈥� (Netflix)
The Associated Press
